History of Badminton

* Invented in India in a version called poona.

* British army officers learned the game about 1870.
* In 1873 the duke of Beaufort introduced the sport at his country
estate, Badminton, from which the game derives its name.
* In 1887 the Bath Badminton Club was formed; it was replaced in
1893 by the Badminton Association of England, which codified
the rules that still govern competitive play.
* Military personnel introduce badminton to Vancouver in the late
1890’s.
* Badminton Canada was founded in 1921, with the first national
championships being held in Montreal.
* Canada is one of nine founding members of the International
Badminton Federation in 1934.
* Badminton is included in the 1972 Munich Olympics as a
demonstration sport.
 History of Badminton
It is difficult to tell how the game known today
as badminton evolves from the past history. The
earliest source known is in ancient Greece drawings
depict similar game played with shuttlecock more than
two thousand years ago. It is unsure how it becomes
the traditional game called battledore and shuttlecock
in Europe by late 16th century, or Jeu de Volant which
means "flying game" in French. It was played with small
hand paddle that were made of wood. The shuttlecock
was often called a "bird" then because it was made of
feathers with cork attached at the base. The social
game was played by hitting the shuttlecock back and
fro to another player, but without the net separating
them as we have today.
 History of Badminton
Battledore and shuttlecock was introduced to India
from what was called the poona game. Poona is currently
called Pune in India, it is the second largest in the state of
Maharashtra after Mumbai. Back then, the game became
popular among the British army officer and later poona was
brought back to England. The game becomes very popular
during the 1870s and 1880s as an outdoor social game for
leisure pastime. The "father" of badminton is generally
accepted to be the Duke of Beaufort live in
Gloucestershire, now called Avon, in England. The Duke's
residence called Badminton House on Badminton estate,
thus became the name of the game.
 History of Badminton
Other badminton clubs begun to set up in England
and then other countries. As there was a need to
standardize the playing of the game, an international
body called International Badminton Federation (IBF) was
created in 1934. Today the IBF is known as Badminton
World Federation (BWF) which is empowered by
International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the world
governing body for the sport of badminton. Badminton
appeared first in Olympic Games 1972 in Munich, as a
demonstration sport. It later became the official sport
only in 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona.
 History of Badminton
Battledore and shuttlecock, or jeu de volant, is an
early game related to that of modern badminton.
This game is played by two people, using
small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or
rows of gut stretched across wooden frames,
and shuttlecocks, made of a base of some light material,
such as cork, with trimmed feathers fixed around the top.
The object is for players to bat the shuttlecock from one
to the other as many times as possible without allowing it
to fall to the ground.
Games with a shuttlecock are believed to have
originated about 2,000 years ago, and it has been popular
in India, China, Japan, and Siam for at least that long. In
Europe it was played by children for centuries. Its modern
development is the game of badminton.